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Sunday, November 25
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9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Worship Service with Dean Osuch, Ph.d.
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1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Section Presidents and Region Representatives Symposium
(By invitation only)
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Monday, November 26
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9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Critical Learning Labs
Recapturing Your Creative Spirit
Let your curiosity get the best of you and participate in the same Imaginuity technology journey taught at Salvation Army, Apple/Macintosh, and Universal Studios, and throughout Disney during McNair's years as senior concept designer for theme parks at Walt Disney Imagineering. In this jam-packed, participatory event, discover keys to brainstorming that works, attacking creative roadblocks, transforming your workplace to expand your creative process, engaging all five senses for inspiration and creativity, fulfilling big ideas on tiny budgets, and finding your passion, talent, power, and purpose.
Presenter: McNair Wilson (with practitioner and Jumonville Director of Guest Services Ree Enlow)
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McNair Wilson, who spent 10 years as a Disney Imagineer (theme park designer), assists
individuals and organizations from IBM to the Salvation Army with creative thinking.
He’s written and illustrated books, as well as penned, performed in, and directed
plays and musicals. (Visit: Tea with McNair. ) |
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Assessing the Economic Engine of Your Ministry
What does it take to assure there is a solid business plan alongside of a solid ministry plan? How do you avoid entering the zone of insolvency? This Critical Learning Lab assesses environmental and local market issues that have an impact on your camp or conference operation. It also explores the tools of pricing, budgeting, capitalizing, forecasting, cash flow, and break-even analysis. The objective of this lab is to assure that your ministry will not be held hostage by finances.
Presenter: Ron Mattocks (with practitioner and CCCA Director of Business Services Scott King)
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Ron Mattocks, a former CCCA board member, is president of Mattocks & Associates, Inc.,
providing management consultation for societies, associations, health organizations,
schools, and faith-based organizations. He has extensive marketing experience and has
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Soul Care: Learning and Relearning the Ways of Spiritual Health
God commands us to take time to rest and pray. But how can we recover a sense of holy leisure in the midst of a culture that demands multitasking? And how are our hearts, families, and communities affected when there are no down days? Explore what happens when our lives have little room for prayer and silence, why God commands us to rest, and how we can recover a sense of the Sabbath in a world that rewards speed. This session also covers trust in God and meditations on the life of Jesus.
Presenter: Mark Yaconelli (with musician John Stothers)
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Mark Yaconelli is the co-founder and director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality
Project housed at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He has spent the past 16 years
working with young people in congregational and camp and conference settings. |
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Hurt: Understanding the Rapidly Changing World of Youth Culture
In his best-selling book, Hurt (Baker Academic, 2004), Chap Clark details the results of a multi-year study of a wide demographic of high school kids all across North America. In this Critical Learning Lab, Chap describes in detail the startling results of the team’s findings. In addition, he makes suggestions about how camps and conference center leaders can effectively counter the effects of what Chap calls “systemic abandonment,” and how they can engage today’s youth culture.
Presenter: Chap Clark, Ph.D. (with practitioner and Pine Cove Executive Director of Ministries Kevin East)
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Chap Clark, president of ParenTeen and HURT Seminars, is professor of youth, family,
and culture at California’s Fuller Theological Seminary, author of 17 books,
and senior editor of Youthworker Journal. He’s also president of Foothill
Community Ministries, Inc., the parent organization for the ParenTeen and HURT
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All-You-Can-Eat Marketing
We don’t realize it, but marketing is something we all do instinctively every day. This Critical Learning Lab debunks the often misunderstood concept and misdirected efforts of marketing and breaks it down into three simple principles. Each is illustrated with practical examples from local and international marketing campaigns. This interactive and practical lab unpacks in a step-by-step fashion the concept of marketing in order to provide the tools to develop a highly effective marketing plan designed to help increase camper and guest group registrations.
Presenter: Neil Gurney (with practitioner and Sandy Cove President Mark P. Fisher)
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Neil Gurney has handled some of the globe’s best-known brands, including
Proctor & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. A former CEO of the Saatchi &
Saatchi group in Africa with 500 staff members and annual billings of more than
$150 million, he now heads up a division focusing on brand strategy and marketing
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Rebuilding and Winning in a Stakeholder-Driven Culture
Our world is being transformed by the near limitless choices that are provided to today’s consumers. And tomorrow’s consumer and philanthropic markets belong to those who can take advantage of this. How can you maximize your effectiveness in light of this fact? This Critical Learning Lab skips arcane theory and business-school jargon and provides clear, step-by-step advice, guidance, and the tools needed to develop and implement a sophisticated stakeholder program that is tailored to your camp or conference center’s needs and goals.
Presenter: Barry McLeish (with practitioners and Camp Berea leaders Ron Ward and Nate Parks)
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Barry McLeish is the international vice president of the McConkey/Johnston Group,
a fund-raising and marketing management consulting firm specializing in nonprofit
organizations that has worked with numerous camps. He is also the author of
Successful Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations. |
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The Flourishing Staff: Tools and Methods for Team Building
Explore methods and action steps to increase the effectiveness and satisfaction of working groups. Learn about using activities and exercises to help reveal individual roles, strengths, and weaknesses, and how groups may behave in real-world contexts. The format, which will model the content, is interactive, designed to be flexible enough to address specific needs while providing solid group content. Discuss dynamics of growth, sequenced learning, the spheres of growth, and Practical Comfort Zone Theory, and methods such as initiative activities, guided reflection, solo experiences, creative sequences, and questioning for discovery.
Presenter: John Losey (with practitioner and Jumonville President Larry Beatty)
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John Losey, the founder and director of Praxis Training Systems, has facilitated
experiential learning programs for numerous organizations for more than 20 years. He holds
a master's degree in social science from Azusa Pacific University and is the author of
Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook: How Intentional Activity Can Make the Spiritual
Stuff Stick (Youth Specialties, 2004) and Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook:
Using Intentional Activity to Grow the Whole Person (Zondervan, 2007), due out this September. |
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Reel Spirituality: Finding God in Pop Culture
What makes movies, music, and television so attractive to young people? While many have pointed out what’s wrong with pop culture, this Critical Learning Lab focuses on positive, faith-affirming elements in today’s films, videos, and songs. This session explores how pop culture can become a powerful connection point with our campers. How do we as Christian camp and conference leaders join the cultural conversation already occurring on the big screen? How do we prepare for ministry (and even counter-program) within a digitized, postmodern context?
Presenter: Craig Detweiler (with practitioner and Ponderosa Pines Executive Director Dan Skipper)
Sunrise
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Craig Detweiler, a screenwriter, author, and cultural commentator, first dedicated his
life to Christ at Young Life’s Windy Gap camp in North Carolina and later served
there as program director. He co-directs Reel Spirituality at Fuller Theological
Seminary in Pasadena, California. |
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Dinner & Worship Gathering with Bill Butterworth
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Tuesday, November 27
Wednesday, November 28
Thursday, November 29
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7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Early Morning Devotions with Bob Kraning
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8:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
Mission Critical Seminars
The Graduate Meets Garden State: Engaging Emergent Christianity
Major paradigm shifts and rapid changes of the past quarter century have created a challenging environment for a leader to form an intergenerational team that shares not only a common vision but also a commitment to its achievement. This Mission Critical Seminar addresses the scope of the problem. It also casts a compelling vision for uniting the emergent and pre-emergent generations under the banner of timeless truths related to humanity’s beauty and brokenness, and God’s matchless love and invitation.
Presenter: Richard Dahlstrom
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Richard Dahlstrom is the senior pastor at Bethany Community Church in Seattle, Washington, where he has served since 1995. A graduate of Talbot School of Theology, he has helped strengthen the church with his heart for Christ and a relevant, engaging speaking style.
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Developing a Thriving Relationship with Your Board
Establishing healthy relationships with your board members is critical—and, at times, challenging. You may ask: What does a healthy president-board chair relationship look like? Is there a model available that provides a clear description of staff-board relationships? The Carver Policy Governance model is one approach for addressing these questions. In this session, observe first-hand the dynamics of a healthy, productive president-board chair working relationship. Plus, explore how your camp or conference ministry may benefit from an application of the topics discussed.
Presenters: Rick Hicks, Ph.D., & David Passman
About Rick & David
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Rick Hicks, president of Operation Mobilization USA, was formerly on staff at Forest Home Ministries in California. He and his wife, Kathy, wrote Boomers, Xers and Other Strangers. Rick does team-building seminars, and he speaks at retreats, conferences, and seminars with a focus on generational issues. |
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David Passman is president/CEO of IBS-STL US. A CPA, he was formerly a senior partner at Deloitte and Touche, LLP, where he served for more than 20 years in roles including associate national tax director in Washington, D.C., and managing partner in Atlanta. David also served as president of Harland Printed Products.
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Get a Life: Five Questions to Ask Yourself
Living intentionally is the key to abundant living. The problem is that many of us camping professionals aren’t doing it. We’re either postponing life, letting someone else call the shots for us, or even avoiding life altogether. It’s possible to miss the main event! This Mission Critical Seminar helps you have an ongoing conversation with yourself about you. Explore five key questions that help frame that conversation and provide some helpful hints for ways to improve the intentionality of your life.
Presenter: Reggie McNeal, Ph.D.
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Reggie McNeil is the missional leadership specialist for Leadership Network. He has served as a denominational executive and leadership development coach, in local congregational leadership, and as a consultant to local church, denomination, and parachurch leadership teams.
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Creating Significant, Successful Ministry Experiences
Are you confident that your camping ministry is making a difference in the lives of young people? Many camp and conference center leaders feel successful if the return rate is good or if camps are full. Others bask in positive evaluations from guests and parents. But other organizational leaders face declining enrollment and struggle to keep relevant ministry alive. In this Mission Critical Seminar, learn specific ministry-strengthening strategies that meet proven youth needs, resulting in increased retention at your place.
Presenter: Marge Scanlin, Ed.D.
About Marge
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Marge Scanlin worked at ACA for 24 years in roles including director of accreditation, division director of camp and member services, and executive officer of research. She's also served as project director of three camp-related national research projects, speaker at numerous conferences, consultant for camps and other organizations, and camp director.
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Advocating for Jesus: The Legal, Political, and Ethical Maze
The apostle Paul wrote, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities” (Rom. 13:1), and yet the apostle Peter instructed the Sanhedrin, “We must obey God rather than men!” (Acts 5:29, NIV). What do we do when the laws of men and those of God seem to conflict? Christian camps and individuals must know their rights as citizens and their responsibilities as believers to advocate for Jesus. This session presents what we can do and what we ought to avoid in representing Jesus in our increasingly secular age.
Presenter: John Stewart
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John Stewart is a lawyer, theologian, author, and award-winning radio personality. A former co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show, "The Bible Answer Man," he has also served as a professor of law and apologetics and as senior pastor of two churches. John, and his wife, Laurie, have their own law practice in Southern California.
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Protest and Invest:
Helping Youth Find Truth and Balance
Every person, regardless of social class or ethnicity, needs "protest and invest" skills in order to thrive. Research shows that many young people have protested (sometimes referred to as advocacy or standing up for one's rights), or been encouraged to do so, but have comparatively little capacity for practicing the type of personal investment that can dramatically change their circumstances. Explore ways to use camp settings to inspire and kick-start youth toward a life that is balanced in "protest and invest.".
Presenter: Rudy Carrasco
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Rudy Carrasco is the executive director of the Harambee Christian Family Center in Pasadena, California. Since graduating from Stanford University, Rudy has focused on indigenous leadership development at Harambee and beyond. In 2001, he joined a group of nine Hispanic leaders who advised President George W. Bush on the faith-based initiative.
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Mastering Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies
Leaders have a definite challenge. And when they don’t know what they don’t know, the law of unintended consequences kicks in quickly. Join us for practical and integrated insights about the 20 core competencies (in the cause, community and corporation arenas) that every business, nonprofit, camp, and conference leader must master to create a sustainable and God-honoring organization. Young, new leaders get a Management 101 crash course and veteran leaders learn approaches to attacking the sticky, recurring problems. Leave with five leak-proof new ideas—guaranteed!
Presenter: John Pearson
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John Pearson is president of John Pearson Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm that helps nonprofit organizations. His experience includes heading up Christian Management Association, Willow Creek Association, and CCCA as well as working as a camp director and leading numerous conferences and workshops.
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10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Brunch & Worship Gathering with Todd Hunter
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